Bill of fare



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

G. GLOYD, OF WYNANT, OHIO.

BILL 0F FARE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 30,311, dated October 9, 1860.

T o all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, C. GLoYD, of Vynant, in the county of Shelby and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Bill of Fare; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ot this speciiication, in which- Figure l, represents a front elevation of this invention. Fig. 2, is a transverse vertical section of the same. Fig. 3, is a hori- Zontal section of the same.

Similar letters of reference in the three views indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in the arrange ment of two arms supportedby three or more legs and provided with suitable slots or recesses to receive the frame in which the bills of tare are adjusted in such a manner, that said bills of fare, when adjusted in the frames and placed in said arms are visible by the persons sitting around a table, and that they can he seen and examined by different persons and from different sides of the table at one and the same time.

To enable those skilled in the art,to make and use my invention I will proceed to describe its construction and operation with reference to the drawing.

The arms A, are supported by the legs B, which latter are secured in the boss C, from which a pivot a, rises to receive and retain the arms. Said arms may be made to turn on the pivot a, if it is desired or they may be rigidly fastened to the same and they (the arms) as well as the legs are made of an ornamental form, which of course may be varied according to taste and convenience. The upper ends of said arms, arc provided with slots or recesses to receive the pins c, which project from the sides of the 'frame D, that contains the bills of tare one of which is secured to each side of the frame.

The frame D, consists of a flat plate or table c, which is divided into two or more equal parts, by means of longitudinal strips c?, and each side of which is covered by a skeleton frame e, made of thin sheet metal l and iirmly secured to the plate c, on the top but loose on the bottom, so that it can be sprung back for the purpose of introducing the bills of fare. The skeleton frames c, are locked on the bottom by means of a key f, or in any other suitable manner, and they are provided with narrow longitudinal strips g, which serve to retain the bills ot' fare it' the latter should be written or printed on several longitudinal slips of paper or paste board. Vith each bill there will be a set of slips, comprising the names of all viands known in cookery, so that they can be shifted into any order to suit the taste and the bill changed from day to day or from meal to meal as may be desired. If it is desired to change the bills, the i'rame D, is turned up to a horizontal position and the pins c, can now be slipped out of the recesses Z), and the slips of paper containing the viands are removed by withdrawing the key f, and raising the skeleton frames c. After a new set of paper slips with the desired names has been introduced, the skeleton trames c, are fastened down again by means of the key f, and the frame D, is replaced into the arms A.

By giving to the bill of fare a permanent upright position between the arms A, its use is rendered much more convenient than an ordinary bill of fare and two or more persons from different sides of the table can consult the bill of tare with the greatest convenience and without interfering with each other.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by'Letters Patent, is,-

The arrangement of the arms A, supported by legs B, and provided with recesses 7J, in combination with the frames D, constructed and operating substantially in the 1n anncr and for the purpose set forth.

O. GLOYD.

Witnesses H. GLorD, G. NV. FULKnRsoN. 

